# Red crab meat price

> Red crab meat Grand Exchange price right now (538 gp), with buy and sell prices, 24h volume, our own price history, buy limit, high alch profit and the GE tax.

Canonical: https://osrsgrandexchange.com/items/red-crab-meat
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 31689.

Examine: “This looks tricky to eat.”

## Price now

Prices as of 2026-11-02 00:20 UTC.

**Red crab meat is 18% above its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 538 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 279–741 gp |
| 30-day average | 457 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | – / -15.7% / +20.8% |
| Instant buy | 575 gp (2026-10-30 03:19 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 500 gp (2026-10-30 05:23 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 5,141 |
| 1h average buy / sell | – / – gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 509 / 489 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | Unknown |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 11 gp
- You receive: 564 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 64 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 60
- Low alch value: 40
- Profit per cast: -667 gp

Buying one at the instant-buy price plus a nature rune; fire runes assumed from a staff.

## Red crab meat price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | – | 489 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 548 | – |

Range plotted: 486 to 575 gp, over 67 points.

## Red crab meat price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 2 gp and the highest buy average 999 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 143 | 97 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 509 | 489 |

Range plotted: 2 to 999 gp, over 206 points.

## Questions

### How much is Red crab meat worth in OSRS?

About 538 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 575 gp and the last instant sell 500 gp. Over the last 24 hours 5,141 were traded.

### Is Red crab meat worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 60 coins. Buying one at 575 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 667 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Red crab meat?

11 gp each at 575 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 564 gp.

Item id 31689. Prices update every five minutes.

## Related

- [GE tax calculator](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/ge-tax-calculator)
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- [How we get prices](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/about)